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Yanmar Announces Senior Management Appointments and Corporate Officer Changes

March 18, 2024
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.

Osaka, Japan (March 18, 2024) – Yanmar Holdings has announced the following senior mangement appointments and corporate officer changes, to take effect from April 1, 2024 and June 24, 2024 respectively. The June 24 appointments and changes will be officially approved at the company’s shareholders’ meeting scheduled to be held in June.

Yanmar Holdings Senior Appointments, effective April 1, 2024

New Title Current Title Name
Director and Member of the Board, Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Group Divisional Manager, AI Strategy Promotion Division
Director and Member of the Board, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Hiroshi Okuyama
Executive Officer
President of YANMAR MARINE INTERNATIONAL
Divisional Manager, Greater Marine Project Promotion Office
Executive Officer
President of YANMAR MARINE INTERNATIONAL
Taro Kitamura

Yanmar Holdings Executive Officers, effective from April 1, 2024

New Title Current Title Name
Cerezo Osaka Sports Club Managing Executive Officer
Representative Director, Yanmar Global Expert Co., Ltd.
Makoto Shimmura
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Group Divisional Manager, Corporate Strategy Division
Executive Officer
Representative Director, Yanmar Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.
Giuliano Parodi
Executive Officer
Yanmar Compact Equipment Global CEO
Yanmar Compact Equipment
EMEA
Managing Director
Jose Cuadrado

Yanmar Holdings Directors, effective from June 24, 2024

Director, Shiori Nagata will leave her position.
Supervisory and Audit Board Member, Naoya Umegaki will leave his position.

New Title Current Title* Name
Director and Member of the Board, In charge of People & Culture, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Director and Member of the Board, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Norimichi Hamaguchi
Director and Member of the Board, Chief Strategy Officer(CSO)
Group Divisional Manager, Corporate Strategy Division
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Group Divisional Manager, Corporate Strategy Division
Giuliano Parodi
Director and Member of the Board, Chief Sustainability Officer(CSuO)
Sustainability Promotion Division
Representative Director, Yanmar Symbiosis Co., Ltd. Mariko Shirafuji
Supervisory and Audit Board Member Deputy Group Divisional Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Division Miwa Tani

* As of April 1, 2024

About Yanmar

With beginnings in Osaka, Japan, in 1912, Yanmar was the first ever to succeed in making a compact diesel engine of a practical size in 1933. A pioneer in diesel engine technology, Yanmar is a global innovator in a wide range of industrial equipment, from small and large engines, agricultural machinery and facilities, construction equipment, energy systems, marine, to machine tools, and components — Yanmar’s global business operations span seven domains. On land, at sea, and in the city, Yanmar provides advanced solutions to the challenges customers face, towards realizing A Sustainable Future. For more details, please visit the official website of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.

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Corporate Communications, Yanmar
newsroom@yanmar.com

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